The only one I can think of that I've seen both is Quantum Leap. Both are great, but I like the newer series better just because it's more modern. Nm that there are "better computers", and people now have smartphones, but def. want to see how the program progresses.
I liked Sex & The City better than And Just Like That. Sure, it's nice to see how everybody's doing 15 years or whatever later. Where the adults have transitioned to as far as their careers and relationships go. For the kids, they're teenagers/young adults, and actually have their own personalities besides crying and having their diapers changed.
Between How I Met Your Mother and How I Met Your Father, for some reason, the latter just works better for me.
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I absolutely hate revivals and reboots. I think the reboot of Battlestar Galactica might be the one exception. Four of my favorite shows have had revivals/continuations (Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls, Criminal Minds, and Frasier) and they were all terrible. I much prefer original content.
Oh, the other exception is more of a prequal/sequel, but Better Call Saul was amazing.
The reboot of Battlestar Galactica was so much better than the original.
Ducktales 2017 is better than the original series. Much more fleshed out characters and storylines, while still repsecting and honoring the spirit of the 90s cartoon.
Hm, I think I tend to not really judge reboots all that much against the original, I either enjoy it or don't, but here goes...
I personally really liked the V reboot even though I'd been a fan of the OG bc my uncle showed it to me when I was a kid. Same goes for the 2005 version of (Kolchak the) Night Stalker, I would've watched several seasons of that even though it wasn't the same as the original at all.
I like the 1991 reboot of Dark Shadows, but vastly prefer the original.
I thought the new Roswell started off pretty good, but I eventually lost interest.
Overall I thought the Will & Grace reboot was not worth it esp when the BTS stuff was effecting the show and it just didn't have the same energy. I didn't HATE it though.
I absolutely loved the Are You Afraid of the Dark reboot, particularly seasons 2&3 and as passionate as I was about the original as the kid, the reboot is better and was done by a passionate OG fan which really showed.
Did not like the Frasier reboot and didn't even finish episode 1.
Usually I prefer the originals, especially ones considered "classics". None of the Twilight Zone reboots comes close to the original, probably because we can't clone Rod Serling, who wrote 75% of them. I didn't like the new Hawaii 5-0, or the TV adaptations of Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Blade or Conan the Barbarian. I do agree with LowBalance that the Battlestar Galactica reimaginings (2003-on) are good, arguably better than the original, but the 1978 original was a too-expensive show beset by constant plagiarism lawsuits, not a classic.
I want to slap whoever makes another version of The War of the Worlds. Two radio versions, four films, four tv versions,computer games, sequel novels etc. is PLENTY for an 1898 source novel.
Better Call Saul was just as good as Breaking Bad.
Star Trek: The Next Generation is better than Star Trek.
Battlestar Galactica (2004) is better than the original.
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated is better than any Scooby Doo series or movie that came before (and after) it.
Otherwise... meh. Most reboots/reimagining/continuations quickly fail and are forgotten. But most original series quickly fail and are forgotten. Sturgeon's Law applies to all.
There are many who prefer Twin Peaks: The Return to the original. Tough call though.
I like reboots and continuations that respect what came before (Star Trek Next Generation). I despise when they don’t respect what came before (Star Trek Discovery). If it’s clear the new stuff is just a brand logo slapped on the writing of some 25-year old with no relevant life experiences it’s obvious.
Most of the IPs that we cherish have stories attached of the creator being obsessed with creating an entire encyclopedia of the world, or writing them while in a coffee shop, or came back from war scarred, or because they had a need to paint scary phallic creatures. It’s hard for any team to revisit a creative work and respect it while adding to it. Most of the time the productions are not set up in a way they can take that care.
I like good shows.
Reboots are much maligned, not without reason, but some classic series definitely benefit from better budgets.